THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967                                                                                                                                        

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS                                                                                                            

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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1. Short title, extent and application. 

2. Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 

UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS 

3. Declaration of an association as unlawful. 

4. Reference to Tribunal. 

5. Tribunal. 

6. Period of operation and cancellation of notification. 

7. Power to prohibit the use of funds of an unlawful association. 

8. Power to notify places used for the purpose of an unlawful association. 

9. Procedure to be followed in the disposal of applications under this Act. 

CHAPTER III 

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 

10. Penalty for being member of an unlawful association, etc. 

11. Penalty for dealing with funds of an unlawful association. 

12. Penalty for contravention of an order made in respect of a notified place. 

13. Punishment for unlawful activities. 

14. Offences to be cognizable. 

CHAPTER IV 

PUNISHMENT FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES 

15. Terrorist act. 

16. Punishment for terrorist act. 

16A. [Omitted]. 

17. Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act. 

18. Punishment for conspiracy, etc. 

18A. Punishment for organising of terrorist camps. 

18B. Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act. 

19. Punishment for harbouring, etc. 

20. Punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation. 

21. Punishment for holding proceeds of terrorism. 

22. Punishment for threatening witness. 

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SECTIONS 

22A. Offences by companies. 

22B. Offences by societies or trusts. 

22C. Punishment for offences by companies, societies or trusts. 

23. Enhanced penalties. 

CHAPTER V 
FORFEITURE OF PROCEEDS OF TERRORISM OR ANY PROPERTY INTENDED TO BE  
USED FOR TERRORISM 

24. Reference to proceeds of terrorism to include any property intended to be used for terrorism. 

24A. Forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism. 

25. Powers of investigating officer and Designated Authority and appeal against order of Designated 

Authority. 

26. Court to order forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism. 

27. Issue of show cause notice before forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism. 

28. Appeal. 

29. Order of forfeiture not to Interfere with other punishments. 

30. Claims by third party. 

31. Powers of Designated Authority. 

32. Certain transfers to be null and void. 

33. Forfeiture of property of certain persons. 

34. Company to transfer shares to Government. 

CHAPTER VI 

TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 

35. Amendment of Schedule, etc. 

36. Denotification of terrorist organisation or individual. 

37. Review Committees. 

38. Offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation 

39. Offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation. 

40. Offence of raising fund for a terrorist organisation. 

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

41. Continuance of association. 

42. Power to delegate. 

43. Officers competent to investigate offence under Chapters IV and VI. 

43A. Power to arrest, search, etc. 

43B. Procedure of arrest, seizure, etc. 

43C. Application of provisions of Code. 

43D. Modified application of certain provisions of the Code. 

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SECTIONS 

43E. Presumption as to offence under section 15. 

43F. Obligation to furnish information. 

44. Protection of witnesses. 

45. Cognizance of offences. 

46. Admissibility of evidence collected through the interception of communications. 

47. Bar of jurisdiction. 

48. Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments. 

49. Protection of action taken in good faith. 

50. Saving. 

51. Impounding of passport and arms licence of person charge sheeted under the Act. 

51A. Certain powers of the Central Government. 

52. Power to make rules. 

53. Orders and rules to be laid before both Houses of Parliament. 

THE FIRST SCHEDULE. 
THE SECOND SCHEDULE. 
THE THIRD SCHEDULE. 
THE FOURTH SCHEDULE. 

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THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 

ACT NO.37 OF 1967 

[30th December, 1967.] 

An Act to provide for the more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals 
and  associations  1[,  and  for  dealing  with terrorist  activities,]  and  for matters  connected 
therewith. 

2[WHEREAS  the  Security  Council  of  the  United  Nations  in  its  4385th  meeting  adopted  Resolution 
1373 (2001) on 28th September, 2001, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations requiring 
all the States to take measures to combat international terrorism; 

AND WHEREAS Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1363 (2001), 1390 (2002), 1455 (2003), 1526 
(2004),  1566 (2004),  1617  (2005), 1735  (2006) and 1822 (2008)  of the  Security  Council  of  the  United 
Nations require the States to take action against certain terrorists and terrorist organisations, to freeze the 
assets and  other  economic resources, to  prevent the  entry  into  or  the transit through  their  territory,  and 
prevent  the  direct  or  indirect  supply,  sale  or  transfer  of  arms  and  ammunitions  to  the  individuals  or 
entities listed in the Schedule; 

AND  WHEREAS  the  Central  Government,  in  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by  section  2  of  the 
United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 (43 of 1947) has made the Prevention and Suppression of 
Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007; 

AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary to give effect to the said Resolutions and the Order and to 
make  special  provisions  for  the  prevention  of,  and  for  coping  with,  terrorist  activities  and  for  matters 
connected therewith or incidental thereto.] 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eighteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

3[1.  Short  title,  extent  and  application.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Unlawful  Activities 

(Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). 

(2) It extends to the whole of India. 

(3) Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Act for every act or omission contrary to the 

provisions thereof, of which he is held guilty in India. 

(4) Any person, who commits an offence beyond India, which is punishable under this Act, shall be 
dealt with according to the provisions of this Act in the same manner as if such act had been committed in 
India. 

(5) The provisions of this Act apply also to— 

(a) citizens of India outside India; 

(b) persons in the service of the Government, wherever they may be; and 

(c) persons on ships and aircrafts, registered in India, wherever they may be. 

2. Definitions.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “association” means any combination or body of individuals; 

(b)  “cession  of  a  part  of  the  territory  of  India”  includes  admission  of  the  claim  of  any  foreign 

country to any such part; 

1. Ins. by Act 29 of 2004, s. 2 (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 
2. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 2 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
3. Subs. by Act 29 of 2004, s. 4, for sections 1, 2, 2A (w.e.f 21-9-2004). 

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(c) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974); 

(d) “court” means a criminal court having jurisdiction, under the Code, to try offences under this 
Act 1[and includes a Special Court constituted under section 11 or under 2[section 22] of the National 
Investigation Agency Act, 2008]; 

(e) “Designated Authority” means such officer of the Central Government not below the rank of 
Joint  Secretary  to  that  Government,  or  such  officer  of  the  State  Government  not  below the  rank  of 
Secretary to that Government, as the case may be, as may be specified by the Central Government or 
the State Government, by notification published in the Official Gazette; 

3[(ea) “economic security” includes financial, monetary and fiscal stability, security of means of 
production  and  distribution,  food  security,  livelihood  security,  energy  security,  ecological  and 
environmental security;] 

1[4[(eb)]  “Order”  means  the  Prevention  and  Suppression  of  Terrorism  (Implementation  of 

Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007, as may be amended from time to time;] 

2[(ec) “person” includes— 

(i) an individual, 

(ii) a company, 

(iii) a firm, 

(iv)  an  organisation  or  an  association  of  persons  or  a  body  of  individuals,  whether 

incorporated or not, 

(v) every artificial juridical person, not falling within any of the preceding sub-clauses, and 

(vi) any agency, office or branch owned or controlled by any person falling within any of the 

preceding sub-clauses;] 

(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

5[(g) “proceeds of terrorism” means,— 

(i)  all  kinds  of  properties  which  have  been  derived  or  obtained  from  commission  of  any 
terrorist act or have been acquired through funds traceable to a terrorist act, irrespective of person 
in whose name such proceeds are standing or in whose possession they are found; or 

(ii) any property which is being used, or is intended to be used, for a terrorist act or for the 

purpose of an individual terrorist or a terrorist gang or a terrorist organisation. 

Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  Act,  it  is  hereby  declared  that  the  expression 

“proceeds of terrorism” includes any property intended to be used for terrorism;] 

6[(h) “property” means property and assets of every description whether corporeal or incorporeal, 
movable  or  immovable,  tangible  or intangible  and  legal  documents,  deeds  and 7[instruments  in  any 
form including but not limited to] electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest in, such property 
or  assets  by  means  of  bank  credits,  travellers’  cheques,  bank  cheques,  money  orders,  shares, 
securities, bonds, drafts, letters of credit, cash and bank account including fund, however acquired; 

(ha) “Schedule” means 8[a Schedule] to this Act;] 

1. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
2. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 2 for “section 21” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019).  
3. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
4. Clause (ea) renumbered clause (eb) thereof by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-2013).  
5. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for clause (g) (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
6. Subs. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 3, for clause (h) (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
7. Subs. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 2, for “instruments in any form including” (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
8. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 2 for “the Schedule” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019).  

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(i)  “secession  of  a  part  of  the  territory  of  India  from  the  Union”  includes  the  assertion  of  any 

claim to determine whether such part will remain a part of the territory of India; 

(j) “State Government”, in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof; 

(k)  “terrorist  act”  has the meaning  assigned  to  it  in section  15,  and  the  expressions  “terrorism” 

and “terrorist” shall be construed accordingly; 

(l) “terrorist gang” means any association, other than terrorist organisation, whether systematic or 

otherwise, which is concerned with, or involved in, terrorist act; 

(m)  “terrorist  organisation”  means  an  organisation  listed  in  the  1[First  Schedule]  or  an 

organisation operating under the same name as an organisation so listed; 

(n) “Tribunal” means the Tribunal constituted under section 5; 

(o) “unlawful activity”, in relation to an individual or association, means any action taken by such 
individual or association (whether by committing an act or by words, either spoken or written, or by 
signs or by visible representation or otherwise),— 

(i) which is intended, or supports any claim, to bring about, on any ground whatsoever, the 
cession of a part of the territory of India or the secession of a part of the territory of India from 
the Union, or which incites any individual or group of individuals to bring about such cession or 
secession; or 

(ii)  which  disclaims,  questions,  disrupts  or  is  intended  to  disrupt  the  sovereignty  and 

territorial integrity of India; or 

(iii) which causes or is intended to cause disaffection against India; 

(p) “unlawful association” means any association,— 

(i)  which  has  for  its  object  any  unlawful  activity,  or  which  encourages  or  aids  persons  to 

undertake any unlawful activity, or of which the members undertake such activity; or 

(ii) which has for its object any activity which is punishable under section 153A (45 of 1860) 
or section 153B of the Indian Penal Code, or which encourages or aids persons to undertake any 
such activity, or of which the members undertake any such activity: 

Provided that nothing contained in sub-clause (ii) shall apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir; 

(q) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code shall have the 

meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code. 

(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in 
which such enactment or such provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding 
law or the relevant provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.] 

CHAPTER II 

UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS 

3. Declaration of an association as unlawful.—(1) If the Central Government is of opinion that any 
association  is,  or  has  become,  an  unlawful  association,  it  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette, 
declare such association to be unlawful. 

(2) Every such notification shall specify the grounds on which it is issued and such other particulars 

as the Central Government may consider necessary: 

Provided  that  nothing  in  this sub-section shall  require  the  Central  Government  to  disclose  any  fact 

which it considers to be against the public interest to disclose. 

(3)  No  such  notification shall  have  effect  until  the  Tribunal  has,  by  an order  made  under  section 4, 

confirmed the declaration made therein and the order is published in the Official Gazette: 

1. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 2 for “Schedule” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019).  

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Provided  that  if  the  Central  Government  is  of  opinion  that  circumstances  exist  which  render  it 
necessary for that Government to declare an association to be unlawful with immediate effect, it may, for 
reasons  to  be  stated  in  writing,  direct  that  the  notification shall, subject  to  any order  that  may  be  made 
under section 4, have effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 

(4) Every such notification shall, in addition to its publication in the Official Gazette, be published in 
not less than one daily newspaper having circulation in the State in which the principal office, if any, of 
the  association  affected  is situated,  and  shall  also  be  served  on  such  association  in  such  manner  as  the 
Central  Government  may  think  fit  and all  or any  of  the  following  modes  may  be  followed  in effecting 
such service, namely:— 

(a)  by  affixing  a  copy  of  the  notification  to  some  conspicuous  part  of the  office,  if  any,  of  the 

association; or 

(b) by serving a copy of the notification, where possible, on the principal office-bearers, if any, 

of the association; or 

(c) by proclaiming by beat of drum or by means of loudspeakers, the contents of the notification 

in the area in which the activities of the association are ordinarily carried on; or 

(d) in such other manner as may be prescribed. 

4. Reference to Tribunal.—(1) Where any association has been declared unlawful by a notification 
issued under sub-section (1) of section 3, the Central Government shall, within thirty days from the date 
of the publication of the notification under the said sub-section, refer the notification to the Tribunal for 
the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring the association unlawful. 

(2)  On  receipt  of  a  reference  under sub-section  (1),  the  Tribunal shall  call  upon  the  association 
affected by notice in writing to show cause, within thirty days from the date of the service of such notice, 
why the association should not be declared unlawful. 

(3)  After  considering  the  cause,  if  any, shown  by  the  association  or  the  office-bearers  or members 
thereof, the Tribunal shall hold an inquiry in the manner specified in section 9 and after calling for such 
further information as it may consider necessary from the Central Government or from any office-bearer 
or member  of  the  association,  it shall  decide  whether  or  not  there  is  sufficient  cause  for  declaring  the 
association to be unlawful and make, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six 
months from the date of the issue of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 3, such order as it 
may deem fit either confirming the declaration made in the notification or cancelling the same. 

(4) The order of the Tribunal made under sub-section (3) shall be published in the Official Gazette. 

5. Tribunal.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute, as 
and when necessary, a tribunal to be known as the “Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal” consisting 
of one person, to be appointed by the Central Government: 

Provided that no person shall be so appointed unless he is a Judge of a High Court. 

(2) If, for any reason, a vacancy (other than a temporary absence) occurs in the office of the presiding 
officer of the Tribunal, then, the Central Government shall appoint another person in accordance with the 
provisions of this section to fill the vacancy and the proceedings may be continued before the Tribunal 
from the stage at which the vacancy is filled. 

(3) The Central Government shall make available to the Tribunal such staff as may be necessary for 

the discharge of its functions under this Act. 

(4) All expenses incurred in connection with the Tribunal shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated 

Fund of India. 

(5) Subject to the provisions of section 9, the Tribunal shall have power to regulate its own procedure 
in all  matters  arising  out of the  discharge  of its functions  including the  place  or  places  at  which it  will 
hold its sittings. 

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(6) The Tribunal shall, for the purpose of making an inquiry under this Act, have the same powers as 
are  vested  in  a  civil  court  under  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure, 1908  (5  of  1908), while  trying  a  suit,  in 
respect of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath; 

(b)  the  discovery  and  production  of  any  document  or other material  object  producible  as 

evidence; 

(c) the reception of evidence on affidavits; 

(d) the requisitioning of any public record from any court or office; 

(e) the issuing of any commission for the examination of witnesses. 

(7)  Any  proceeding  before  the  Tribunal  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  judicial  proceeding  within  the 
meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Tribunal shall be deemed 
to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and 1[Chapter XXVI] of the 2[Code]. 

6.  Period  of  operation  and  cancellation  of  notification.—(1)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  sub-
section (2), a notification issued under section 3 shall, if the declaration made therein is confirmed by the 
Tribunal by an order made under section 4, remain in force for a period of 3[five years] from the date on 
which the notification becomes effective. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Central Government may, either on its 
own  motion  or  on  the  application  of  any  person  aggrieved,  at  any  time,  cancel  the  notification  issued 
under section 3, whether or not the declaration made therein has been confirmed by the Tribunal. 

7. Power to prohibit the use of funds of an unlawful association.—(1) Where an association has 
been declared unlawful by a notification issued under section 3 which has become effective under sub-
section (3) of that section and the Central Government is satisfied, after such inquiry as it may think it, 
that any person has custody of any moneys, securities or credits which are being used or are intended to 
be  used  for  the  purpose  of  the  unlawful association, the  Central  Government  may,  by  order  in  writing, 
prohibit such person from paying, delivering, transferring or otherwise dealing in any manner whatsoever 
with such moneys, securities or credits or with any other moneys, securities or credits which may come 
into his custody after the making of the order, save in accordance with the written orders of the Central 
Government  and  a  copy  of  such  order  shall  be  served  upon  the  person  so  prohibited  in  the  manner 
specified in sub-section (3). 

(2) The Central Government may endorse a copy of the prohibitory order made under sub-section (1) 
for investigation to any gazette officer of the Government it may select, and such copy shall be a warrant 
where under such officer may enter in or upon any premises of the person to whom the order is directed, 
examine the books of such person, search for moneys, securities or credits, and make inquiries from such 
person or any officer, agent or servant of such person, touching the origin of any dealings in any moneys, 
securities or credits which the investigating officer may suspect are being used or are intended to be used 
for the purpose of the unlawful association. 

(3) A copy of an order made under this section shall be served in the manner provided in the 2[Code], 
for the service of a summons, or where the person to be served is a corporation, company, bank or other 
association,  it  shall  be  served  on  any  secretary,  director  or  other  officer  or  person  concerned  with  the 
management thereof, or by leaving it or sending it by post addressed to the corporation, company, bank or 
other association at its registered office, or where there is no registered office, at the place where it carries 
on business. 

(4) Any person aggrieved by a prohibitory order made under sub-section (1) may, within fifteen days 
from the date of the service of such order, make an application to the Court of the District Judge within 
the local limits of whose jurisdiction such person voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally 

1. Subs. by Act 29 of 2004, s. 5, for “Chapter XXXV” (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)” (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 3, for “two years” (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 

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works for gain, to establish that the moneys, securities or credits in respect of which the prohibitory order 
has  been  made  are  not  being  used  or  are  not  intended  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  the  unlawful 
association and the Court of the District Judge shall decide the question. 

(5)  Except  so  far  as  is  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  any  proceedings  under  this  section,  no 
information obtained in the course of any investigation made under sub-section (2) shall be divulged by 
any gazette officer of the Government, without the consent of the Central Government. 

(6) In this section, “security” includes a document whereby any person acknowledges that he is under 

a legal liability to pay money, or where under any person obtains a legal right to the payment of money. 

8.  Power  to  notify  places  used  for  the  purpose  of  an  unlawful  association.—(1)  Where  an 
association  has  been  declared  unlawful  by  a  notification  issued  under  section  3  which  has  become 
effective under sub-section (3) of that section, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official 
Gazette, notify any place which in its opinion is used for the purpose of such unlawful association. 

Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  sub-section,  “place”  includes  a  house  or  building,  or  part 

thereof, or a tent or vessel. 

(2) On the issue of a notification under sub-section (1), the District Magistrate within the local limits 
of  whose  jurisdiction  such  notified  place  is  situate  or  any  officer  authorised  by  him  in  writing  in  this 
behalf shall make a list of all movable properties (other than wearing-apparel, cooking vessels, beds and 
beddings, tools of artisans, implements of husbandry, cattle, grain and food-stuffs and such other articles 
as  he  considers to  be  of  a trivial  nature)  found  in  the  notified  place  in the  presence  of  two respectable 
witnesses. 

(3) If, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, any articles specified in the list are or may be used for 
the  purpose  of  the  unlawful  association,  he  may  make  an  order  prohibiting  any  person  from  using  the 
articles save in accordance with the written orders of the District Magistrate. 

(4)  The  District  Magistrate  may  thereupon  make  an  order  that  no  person  who  at  the  date  of  the 
notification  was  not  a  resident  in  the  notified  place  shall,  without  the  permission  of  the  District 
Magistrate, enter, or be on or in, the notified place: 

Provided  that  nothing  in  this  sub-section  shall  apply  to  any  near  relative  of  any  person  who  was  a 

resident in the notified place at the date of the notification. 

(5) Where in pursuance of sub-section (4), any person is granted permission to enter, or to be on or in, 
the  notified  place,  that  person  shall,  while  acting  under  such  permission,  comply  with  such  orders  for 
regulating his conduct as may be given by the District Magistrate. 

(6) Any police officer, not below the rank of a sub-inspector, or any other person authorised in this 
behalf by the Central Government may search any person entering, or seeking to enter, or being on or in, 
the notified place and may detain any such person for the purpose of searching him: 

Provided that no female shall be searched in pursuance of this sub-section except by a female. 

(7) If any person is in the notified place in contravention of an order made under sub-section (4), then, 
without  prejudice  to  any  other  proceedings  which  may  be  taken  against  him,  he  may  be  removed 
therefrom by any officer or by any other person authorised in this behalf by the Central Government. 

(8) Any person aggrieved by a notification issued in respect of a place under sub-section (1) or by an 
order  made  under  sub-section  (3)  or  sub-section  (4)  may,  within  thirty  days  from  the  date  of  the 
notification or order, as the case may be, make an application to the Court of the District Judge within the 
local limits of whose jurisdiction such notified place is situate— 

(a) for declaration that the place has not been used for the purpose of the unlawful association; or 

(b) for setting aside the order made under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4), 

and  on  receipt  of  the  application  the  Court  of  the  District  Judge  shall,  after  giving  the  parties  an 
opportunity of being heard, decide the question. 

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9. Procedure to be followed in the disposal of applications under this Act.—Subject to any rules 
that  may  be  made  under this  Act,  the  procedure to  be  followed  by  the Tribunal  in  holding  any  inquiry 
under sub-section (3) of section 4 or by a Court of the District Judge in disposing of any application under 
sub-section (4) of section 7 or sub-section (8) of section 8 shall, so far as may be, be the procedure laid 
down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), for the investigation of claims and the decision of 
the Tribunal or the Court of the District Judge, as the case may be, shall be final. 

CHAPTER III 

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 

1[10. Penalty for being member of an unlawful association, etc.—Where an association is declared 
unlawful by a notification issued under section 3 which has become effective under sub-section (3) of that 
section,— 

(a) a person, who— 

(i) is and continues to be a member of such association; or 

(ii) takes part in meetings of such association; or 

(iii)  contributes  to,  or  receives  or  solicits  any  contribution  for  the  purpose  of,  such 
association; or 

(iv) in any way assists the operations of such association, 

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable 
to fine; and 

(b) a person, who is or continues to be a member of such association, or voluntarily does an act 
aiding or promoting in any manner the objects of such association and in either case is in possession 
of  any  unlicensed  firearms,  ammunition,  explosive  or  other  instrument  or  substance  capable  of 
causing mass destruction and commits any act resulting in loss of human life or grievous injury to any 
person or causes significant damage to any property,— 

(i) and if such act has resulted in the death of any person, shall be punishable with death or 
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine; 

(ii) in  any  other  case,  shall  be punishable  with imprisonment  for  a  term  which  shall  not be 
less  than  five  years  but  which  may  extend  to  imprisonment  for  life,  and  shall  also  be  liable  to 
fine.] 

11.  Penalty  for  dealing  with  funds  of  an  unlawful  association.—If  any  person  on  whom  a 
prohibitory order has been served under sub-section (1) of section 7 in respect of any moneys, securities 
or  credits  pays,  delivers,  transfers  or  otherwise  deals  in  any  manner  whatsoever  with  the  same  in 
contravention of the prohibitory order, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may 
extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, and notwithstanding anything contained in the2[Code], 
the court trying such contravention may also impose on the person convicted an additional fine to recover 
from him the amount of the moneys or credits or the market value of the securities in respect of which the 
prohibitory order has been contravened or such part thereof as the court may deem fit. 

12. Penalty for contravention of an order made in respect of a notified place.—(1) Whoever uses 
any article in contravention of a prohibitory order in respect thereof made under sub-section (3) of section 
8 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, and shall also be liable 
to fine. 

(2) Whoever knowingly and wilfully is in, or effects or attempts to effect entry into, a notified place 
in  contravention  of  an  order  made  under  sub-section  (4)  of  section  8  shall  be  punishable  with 
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, and shall also be liable to fine. 

1. Subs. by Act 29 of 2004, s. 6, for section 10 (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)” (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 

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13. Punishment for unlawful activities.—(1) Whoever— 

(a) takes part in or commits, or 

(b)  advocates,  abets,  advises  or  incites  the  commission  of,  any  unlawful  activity,  shall  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to 
fine. 

(2) Whoever, in any way,  assists any unlawful activity of any association, declared unlawful under 
section 3, after the notification by which it has been so declared has become effective under sub-section 
(3) of that section, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or 
with fine, or with both. 

(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to any treaty, agreement or convention entered into between the 
Government of India and the Government of any other country or to any negotiations there for carried on 
by any person authorised in this behalf by the Government of India. 

14.  Offences  to  be  cognizable.—Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the 1[Code],  an  offence 

punishable under this Act shall be cognizable. 

2[CHAPTER IV 

PUNISHMENT FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES 

3[15.  Terrorist  act.—4[(1)]  Whoever  does  any  act  with  intent  to  threaten  or  likely  to  threaten  the 
unity, integrity,  security 5[, economic  security,]  or  sovereignty  of  India or  with  intent to strike terror  or 
likely to strike terror in the people or any section of the people in India or in any foreign country,— 

(a)  by  using  bombs,  dynamite  or  other  explosive  substances  or  inflammable  substances  or 
firearms  or  other  lethal  weapons or poisonous  or  noxious  gases  or  other chemicals  or  by  any  other 
substances  (whether  biological  radioactive,  nuclear  or  otherwise)  of  a  hazardous  nature  or  by  any 
other means of whatever nature to cause or likely to cause— 

(i) death of, or injuries to, any person or persons; or 

(ii) loss of, or damage to, or destruction of, property; or 

(iii) disruption of any supplies or services essential to the life of the community in India or in 

any foreign country; or 

5[(iiia)  damage  to,  the  monetary  stability  of  India  by  way  of  production  or  smuggling  or 

circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian paper currency, coin or of any other material; or] 

(iv) damage or destruction of any property in India or in a foreign country used or intended to 
be used for the defence of India or in connection with any other purposes of the Government of 
India, any State Government or any of their agencies; or 

(b)  overawes  by  means  of criminal  force  or the show  of  criminal  force or attempts to  do so  or 

causes death of any public functionary or attempts to cause death of any public functionary; or 

(c) detains, kidnaps or abducts any person and threatens to kill or injure such person or does any 
other act in order to compel the Government of India, any State Government or the Government of a 
foreign country or 6[an international or inter-governmental organisation or any other person to do or 
abstain from doing any act; or] 

commits a terrorist act. 

7[Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section,— 

1. Subs. by Act 29 of 2004, s. 3, for “Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)” (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 
2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for Chapter IV (w.e.f. 21-9-2004). 
3. Subs. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 4, for section 15 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
4. Section 15 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 3 of 2013, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
5. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
6. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for “any other person to do or abstain from doing any act,” (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
7. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for the Explanation (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 

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(a) “public functionary” means the constitutional authorities or any other functionary notified in 

the Official Gazette by the Central Government as public functionary; 

(b) “high quality counterfeit Indian currency” means the counterfeit currency as may be declared 
after  examination  by  an  authorised  or  notified  forensic  authority  that  such  currency  imitates  or 
compromises with the key security features as specified in the Third Schedule.] 

1[(2) The terrorist act includes an act which constitutes an offence within the scope of, and as defined 

in any of the treaties specified in the Second Schedule.] 

16. Punishment for terrorist act.—(1) Whoever commits a terrorist act shall,— 

(a) if such act has resulted in the death of any person, be punishable with death or imprisonment 

for life, and shall also be liable to fine; 

(b)  in  any  other  case,  be  punishable  with  imprisonment for  a  term  which shall not  be less than 

five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. 

16A. [Punishment for making demands of radioactive substances, nuclear devices, etc.] Omitted by 

the  Unlawful  Activities  (Prevention)  Amendment  (Repealing  and  Amending)  Act  2013  (3  of  2013),                       
s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 

2[17. Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act.—Whoever, in India or in a foreign country, 
directly or indirectly, raises or provides funds or collects funds, whether from a legitimate or illegitimate 
source, from any person or persons or attempts to provide to, or raises or collects funds for any person or 
persons, knowing that such funds are likely to be used, in full or in part by such person or persons or by a 
terrorist  organisation  or  by  a  terrorist  gang  or  by  an  individual  terrorist  to  commit  a  terrorist  act, 
notwithstanding  whether  such  funds  were  actually  used  or  not  for  commission  of  such  act,  shall  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to 
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. 

Explanation.—For the purpose of this section,— 

(a)  participating,  organising  or  directing  in  any  of  the  acts  stated  therein  shall  constitute  an 

offence; 

(b)  raising  funds  shall  include  raising  or  collecting  or  providing  funds  through  production  or 

smuggling or circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian currency; and 

(c) raising or collecting or providing funds, in any manner for the benefit of, or, to an individual 
terrorist, terrorist gang or terrorist organisation for the purpose not specifically covered under section 
15 shall also be construed as an offence.] 

18.  Punishment  for  conspiracy,  etc.—Whoever  conspires  or  attempts  to  commit,  or  advocates, 
abets, advises or 3[incites, directly or knowingly facilitates] the commission of, a terrorist act or any act 
preparatory to the commission of a terrorist act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which 
shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to 
fine. 

4[18A.  Punishment  for  organising  of  terrorist  camps.—Whoever  organises  or  causes  to  be 
organised any camp or camps for imparting training in terrorism shall be punishable with imprisonment 
for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall 
also be liable to fine. 

18B. Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act.—Whoever recruits or 
causes  to  be  recruited any  person  or  persons for commission  of a  terrorist  act  shall  be  punishable  with 
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment 
for life, and shall also be liable to fine.] 

1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
2. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for section 17 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
3. Subs. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 7, for “incites or knowingly facilitates” (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
4. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 

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19.  Punishment  for  harbouring,  etc.—Whoever  voluntarily  harbours  or  conceals,  or  attempts  to 
harbour  or  conceal  any  person  knowing  that  such  person  is  a  terrorist  shall  be  punishable  with 
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to imprisonment 
for life, and shall also be liable to fine: 

Provided that this section shall not apply to any case in which the harbour or concealment is by the 

spouse of the offender. 

20.  Punishment  for  being  member  of  terrorist  gang  or  organisation.—Any  person  who  is  a 
member  of  a  terrorist  gang  or  a  terrorist  organisation,  which  is  involved  in  terrorist  act,  shall  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may  extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be 
liable to fine. 

21.  Punishment  for  holding  proceeds  of  terrorism.—Whoever  knowingly  holds  any  property 
derived or obtained from commission of any terrorist act or acquired through the terrorist fund shall be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may  extend to imprisonment for  life, and shall also be 
liable to fine. 

22. Punishment for threatening witness.—Whoever threatens any person who is a witness or any 
other person in whom such witness may be interested, with violence, or wrongfully restrains or confines 
the witness, or any other person in whom the witness may be interested, or does any other unlawful act 
with  intent  to  cause  any  of  the  said  acts,  shall  be  punishable  with  imprisonment  which  may  extend  to 
three years, and shall also be liable to fine. 

1[22A.  Offences  by  companies.—(1)  Where  an  offence  under  this  Act  has  been  committed  by  a 
company,  every  person  (including  promoters  of  the  company)  who,  at  the  time  the  offence  was 
committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the 
company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be 
proceeded against and punished accordingly: 

Provided  that  nothing  contained  in  this  sub-section  shall  render  any  such  person  (including 
promoters)  liable  to  any  punishment  provided  in this  Act,  if  he  proves  that  the  offence  was  committed 
without  his  knowledge  or  that  he  had  exercised  reasonable  care  to  prevent  the  commission  of  such 
offence. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been 
committed  by  a  company  and  it  is  proved  that  the  offence  has  been  committed  with  the  consent  or 
connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of, any promoter, director, manager, secretary 
or other officer of the company, such promoter, director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be 
deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,— 

(a) “company” means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; 

and 

(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. 

22B. Offences by societies or trusts.—(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a 
society or trust, every person (including the promoter of society or settlor of the trust) who at the time the 
offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the society or trust for the conduct of the 
business  of  the  society  or  the  trust,  as  well  as  the  society  or  trust,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  guilty  of  the 
offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: 

Provided  that  nothing  contained  in  this  sub-section  shall  render  any  such  person  liable  to  any 
punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or 
that he exercised reasonable care to prevent the commission of such offence. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been 
committed by a society or trust and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or 

1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 

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connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of any promoter, director, manager, secretary, 
trustee or other officer of the society or trust, such promoter, director, manager, secretary, trustee or other 
officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and 
punished accordingly. 

Explanation.—For the purpose of this section,— 

(a) “society” means any body corporate registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 

of 1860) or any other State Act governing the registration of societies; 

(b) “trust” means any body registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882) or any other 

State Act governing the registration of trusts; 

(c) “director”, in relation to a society or trust, means a member of its governing board other than 
an ex officio member representing the interests of the Central or State Government or the appropriate 
statutory authority.] 

22C.  Punishment  for  offences  by  companies,  societies  or  trusts.—Where  any  offence  under  the 
Act has been committed by a company or a society or a trust, as the case may be, every person (including 
promoter of company or trust or settlor of the trust) who at the time of the offence was either in charge or 
responsible for the conduct of the business shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall 
not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable with 
fine which shall not be less than five crore rupees and which may extend to ten crore rupees.] 

23. Enhanced penalties.—(1) 1[If any person with intent to aid any terrorist or terrorist organisation 
or a terrorist gang contravenes] any provision of, or any rule made under the Explosives Act, 1884(4 of 
1884) or the Explosive Substances Act, 1908(6 of 1908) or the Inflammable Substances Act, 1952(20 of 
1952)  or  the  Arms  Act,  1959(54  of  1959),  or  is  in  unauthorised  possession  of  any  bomb,  dynamite  or 
hazardous  explosive  substance  or  other  lethal  weapon  or  substance  capable  of  mass  destruction  or 
biological  or 2[chemical  substance  of  warfare  or  high  quality  counterfeit  Indian  currency,  he  shall], 
notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  of  the  aforesaid  Acts  or  the  rules  made  thereunder,  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to 
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. 

(2)  3[Any  person  who  with  the  intent  to  aid  any  terrorist, or  a  terrorist  organisation  or  a  terrorist 
gang], attempts to contravene or abets, or does any act preparatory to contravention of any provision of 
any  law  or  rule  specified  in  sub-section  (1),  shall  be  deemed  to  have  contravened  that  provision  under 
sub-section (1) and the provisions of that sub-section in relation to such person, have effect subject to the 
modification  that  the  reference  to  “imprisonment  for  life”  therein  shall  be  construed  as  a  reference  to 
“imprisonment for ten years”. 

CHAPTER V 
FORFEITURE OF PROCEEDS OF TERRORISM 4[OR ANY PROPERTY INTENDED TO BE USED  
FOR TERRORISM] 

5[24.  Reference  to  proceeds  of  terrorism  to  include  any  property  intended  to  be  used  for 
terrorism.—In  this  Chapter,  unless  the  context  otherwise  requires,  all  references  to  “proceeds  of 
terrorism” shall include any property intended to be used for terrorism. 

24A.  Forfeiture  of  proceeds  of  terrorism.—(1)  No  person  shall  hold  or  be  in  possession  of  any 

proceeds of terrorism. 

(2) Proceeds of terrorism,  whether held by a terrorist organisation or terrorist gang or by any other 
person and whether or not such terrorist or other person is prosecuted or convicted for any offence under 

1. Subs. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 9, for “If any person with intent to aid any terrorist contravenes” (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
2. Subs. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 8, for “chemical substance of warfare, he shall” (w.e.f.1-2-2013). 
3. Subs. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 9, for “Any person who, with the intent to aid any terrorist” (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
4. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
5. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for section 24 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 

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Chapter  IV  or  Chapter  VI,  shall  be  liable  to  be  forfeited  to  the  Central  Government  or  the  State 
Government, as the case may be, in the manner provided under this Chapter. 

(3)  Where  proceedings  have  been  commenced  under  this  section,  the  court  may  pass  an  order 
directing  attachment  or  forfeiture,  as  the  case  may  be,  of  property  equivalent  to,  or,  the  value  of  the 
proceeds of terrorism involved in the offence.] 

25.  Powers  of  investigating  officer  and  Designated  Authority  and  appeal  against  order  of 
Designated  Authority.—(1)  If  an  officer  investigating  an  offence  committed  under  Chapter  IV  or 
Chapter  VI,  has  reason  to  believe  that  any  property  in  relation  to  which  an  investigation  is  being 
conducted, represents proceeds of terrorism, he shall, with the prior approval in writing of the Director 
General  of  the  Police  of  the  State 1[in  which  such  property  is  situated,  or  where  the  investigation  is 
conducted  by  an  officer  of  the  National  Investigation  Agency,  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Director 
General  of  National  Investigation  Agency,  make  an  order]  seizing  such  property  and  where  it  is  not 
practicable to seize such property, make an order of attachment directing that such property shall not be 
transferred or otherwise dealt with except with the prior permission of the officer making such order, or of 
the  Designated  Authority before  whom  the  property  seized  or  attached  is  produced  and  a copy  of  such 
order shall be served on the person concerned.  

(2) The investigating officer shall duly inform the Designated Authority within forty-eight hours of 

the seizure or attachment of such property. 

(3) The Designated Authority before whom the seized or attached property is produced shall either 
confirm or revoke the order of seizure or attachment so issued within a period of sixty days from the date 
of such production: 

Provided that an opportunity of making a representation by the person whose property is being seized 

or attached shall be given. 

(4) In the case of immovable property attached by the investigating officer, it shall be deemed to have 
been  produced  before  the  Designated  Authority,  when  the  investigating  officer  notifies  his  report  and 
places it at the disposal of the Designated Authority. 

(5) The investigating officer may seize and detain any cash to which this Chapter applies if he has 

reasonable grounds for suspecting that— 

(a) it is intended to be used for the purposes of terrorism; or 

(b) it forms the whole or part of the resources of a terrorist organisation: 

Provided  that  the  cash  seized  under  this  sub-section  by  the  investigating  officer  shall  be  released 
within a period of forty-eight hours beginning with the time when it is seized unless the matter involving 
the  cash  is  before  the  Designated  Authority  and  such  Authority  passes  an  order  allowing  its  retention 
beyond forty-eight hours. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, “cash” means— 

(a) coins or notes in any currency; 

(b) postal orders; 

(c) traveller’ scheques; 

2[(ca) credit or debit cards or cards that serve a similar purpose;] 

(d) banker’s drafts; and 

(e) such other monetary instruments as the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State 

Government may specify by an order made in writing. 

1. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 3, for “in which such property is situated, make an order” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019)  
2. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 11 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 

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(6) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Designated Authority may prefer an appeal to the 
court within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, and the court may either confirm 
the order of attachment of property or seizure so made or revoke such order and release the property. 

26. Court to order forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.—Where any property is seized or attached 
on  the  ground  that  it  constitutes  proceeds  of  terrorism  and  the  court  confirms  the  order  in  this  regard 
under sub-section (6) of section 25, it may order forfeiture of such property, whether or not the person 
from whose possession it is seized or attached, is prosecuted in a court for an offence under Chapter IV or 
Chapter VI. 

27. Issue of show cause notice before forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.—(1) No order forfeiting 
any proceeds of terrorism shall be made under section 26 unless the person holding or in possession of 
such proceeds is given a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to forfeit 
the proceeds of terrorism and such person is given an opportunity of making a representation in writing 
within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the grounds of forfeiture and is also 
given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. 

(2) No order of forfeiture shall be made under sub-section (1), if such person establishes that he is a 
bona fide transferee of such proceeds for value without knowing that they represent proceeds of terrorism. 

(3) It shall be competent for the court to make an order in respect of property seized or attached,— 

(a) directing  it to  be  sold if  it is a  perishable property  and  the  provisions  of  section  459  of  the 

Code shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale; 

(b) nominating any officer of the Central Government or the State Government, in the case of any 
other  property,  to  perform  the  function  of  the  Administrator  of  such  property  subject  to  such 
conditions as may be specified by the court. 

28. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of forfeiture under section 26 may, within one 
month from the date of the receipt of such order, appeal to the High Court within whose jurisdiction, the 
court, which passed the order appealed against, is situated. 

(2)  Where  an  order  under  section  26  is  modified  or  annulled  by  the  High  Court  or  where  in  a 
prosecution instituted for any offence under Chapter IV or Chapter VI, the person against whom an order 
of forfeiture has been made under section 26 is acquitted, such property shall be returned to him and in 
either case if it is not possible for any reason to return the forfeited property, such person shall be paid the 
price  therefor  as  if  the  property  had  been  sold  to  the  Central  Government  with  reasonable  interest 
calculated  from  the  day  of  seizure  of  the  property  and  such  price  shall  be  determined  in  the  manner 
prescribed. 

29.  Order  of  forfeiture  not  to  Interfere with  other  punishments.—The  order  of  forfeiture  made 
under  this  Chapter  by  the  court,  shall  not  prevent  the  infliction  of  any  other  punishment  to  which  the 
person affected thereby is liable under Chapter IV or Chapter VI. 

30. Claims by third party.—(1) Where any claim is preferred or any objection is made to the seizure 
or attachment of any property under section 25 on the ground that such property is not liable to seizure or 
attachment,  the  Designated  Authority  before  whom  such  property  is  produced,  shall  proceed  to 
investigate the claim or objection: 

Provided that no such investigation shall be made where the Designated Authority considers that the 

claim or objection is designed to cause unnecessary delay. 

(2)  Where  an  appeal  has  been  preferred  under  sub-section  (6)  of  section  25  and  any  claimant  or 
objector  establishes  that  the  property  specified  in  the  notice  issued  under  section  27  is  not  liable  to  be 
forfeited under this Chapter, the said notice shall be withdrawn or modified accordingly. 

31.  Powers  of  Designated  Authority.—The  Designated  Authority,  acting  under  the  provisions  of 
this Chapter, shall have all the powers of a civil court required for making a full and fair inquiry into the 
matter before it. 

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32. Certain transfers to be null and void.—Where, after the issue of an order under section 25 or 
issue of a notice under section 27, any property referred to in the said order or notice is transferred by any 
mode whatsoever, such transfer shall, for the purpose of the proceedings under this Chapter, be ignored 
and if such property is subsequently forfeited, the transfer of such property shall be deemed to be null and 
void. 

33.  Forfeiture  of  property  of  certain  persons.—(1)  Where  any  person  is  accused  of  an  offence 
under  Chapter  IV  or  Chapter  VI,  it  shall  be  open  to  the  court  to  pass  an  order  that  all  or  any  of  the 
properties,  movable  or  immovable  or  both,  belonging  to  him,  shall,  during  the  period  of  such  trial,  be 
attached, if not already attached under this Chapter. 

(2) Where a person has been convicted of any offence punishable under Chapter IV or Chapter VI, 
the  court  may,  in  addition  to  awarding  any  punishment,  by  order  in  writing,  declare  that  any  property, 
movable or immovable or both, belonging to the accused and specified in the order, shall stand forfeited 
to the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, free from all encumbrances. 

1[(3) Where any person is accused of an offence concerning high quality counterfeit Indian currency, 
the court may pass an order directing attachment or forfeiture, as the case may be, of property equivalent 
to the value of such high quality counterfeit Indian currency involved in the offence including the face 
value of such currency which are not defined to be of high quality, but are part of the common seizure 
along with the high quality counterfeit Indian currency. 

(4) Where a person is accused of an offence punishable under Chapter IV or Chapter VI, the court 
may pass an order directing attachment or forfeiture, as the case may be, of property equivalent to or the 
value of the proceeds of terrorism involved in the offence. 

(5) Where any person is accused of an offence under Chapter IV or Chapter VI, it shall be open to the 
court to pass an order that all or any of the property, movable or immovable or both, belonging to him 
shall, where the trial under the Act cannot be concluded on account of the death of the accused or being 
declared a proclaimed offender or for any other reason, be confiscated on the basis of material evidence 
produced before the court.] 

34. Company to transfer shares to Government.—Where any share in a company stand forfeited to 
the  Central  Government  or  the  State  Government,  as  the  case  may  be,  under  this  Chapter,  then,  the 
company shall, on receipt of the order of the court, notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies 
Act,  1956  (1  of  1956),  or  the  articles  of  association  of  the  company,  forthwith  register  the  Central 
Government or the State Government, as the case may be, as the transferee of such share. 

CHAPTER VI 
2[TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS] 

 35.  Amendment  of  Schedule,  etc.—(1)  The  Central  Government  may,  by 3[notification],  in  the 

Official Gazette,— 

(a)  add  an  organisation  to  the 4[First  Schedule]  5[or  the  name  of  an  individual  in  the  Fourth 

Schedule]; 

(b) add also an organisation to the 4[First Schedule], which is identified as a terrorist organisation 
in  a  resolution  adopted  by  the  Security  Council  under  Chapter  VII  of  the  Charter  of  the  United 
Nations, 5[or the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule], to combat international terrorism; 

(c)  remove  an  organisation  from  the 4[First  Schedule]  5[or  the  name  of  an  individual  from  the 

Fourth Schedule]; 

(d) amend the 4[First Schedule] 5[or the Fourth Schedule]  in some other way. 

1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 11 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
2. Subs. by 28 of 2019, s. 4 for “TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 2013 s. 12, for “order” (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
4. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “Schedule” (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
5. Ins. by Act 28 of 2019 s. 5 (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 

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(2) The Central Government shall exercise its power under clause (a) of sub-section (1) in respect of 
1[an organisation or an individual only if it believes that such organisation or individual is]  involved in 
terrorism. 

(3)  For  the  purposes  of  sub-section  (2),  2[an  organisation  or  an  individual  shall  be  deemed  to  be 

involved in terrorism if such organisation or individual]— 

(a) commits or participates in acts of terrorism, or 

(b) prepares for terrorism, or 

(c) promotes or encourages terrorism, or 

(d) is otherwise involved in terrorism. 

3[(4) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or remove or amend 
the Second Schedule or Third Schedule and thereupon the Second Schedule or the Third Schedule, as the 
case may be, shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly. 

(5) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) shall, as soon as may be after it 

is issued, be laid before Parliament.] 

36. Denotification of 4[terrorist organisation or individual].—(1) An application may be made to 
the Central Government for the exercise of its power under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 35 to 
remove 5[an organisation from the First Schedule, or as the case may be, the name of an individual from 
the Fourth Schedule].  

(2) An application under sub-section (1) may be made by— 

(a) the organisation, or 

(b)  any  person  affected  by  inclusion  of  the  organisation  in  the 6[First  Schedule  as  a  terrorist 

organisation, or]. 

7[(c) any person affected by inclusion of his name in the Fourth Schedule as a terrorist.] 

(3)  The  Central  Government  may  prescribe  the  procedure  for  admission  and  disposal  of  an 

application made under this section. 

(4)  Where  an  application  under  sub-section  (1)  has  been  rejected,  the  applicant  may  apply  for  a 
review to the Review Committee constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 
37 within one month from the date of receipt of the order of such refusal by the applicant. 

(5)  The  Review  Committee  may  allow  an  application  for  review  against  rejection,  to  remove 8[an 
organisation  from  the  First  Schedule  or  the  name  of  an  individual  from  the  Fourth  Schedule],  if  it 
considers that the decision to reject was flawed when considered in the light of the principles applicable 
on an application for judicial review. 

(6)  Where  the  Review  Committee  allows  review  under  sub-section  (5)  by  or  in  respect  of  9[or  an 

individual], it may make an order to such effect. 

(7)  Where  an  order  is  made  under  sub-section  (6),  the  Central  Government  shall,  as  soon  as  the 
certified  copy  of  the  order  is  received  by  it,  make  an  order  removing  the  organisation  from  the 10[First 
Schedule or the name of an individual from the Fourth Schedule]. 

1. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 5, for “an organisation only if it believes that it is” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019).  
2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “an organisation shall be deemed to be involved in terrorism if it” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
3. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 12 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
4. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 6, for “a terrorist organisation” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
5. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “an organisation from the Schedule” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019).  
6. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “Schedule as a terrorist organization” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
7. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
8. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “an organisation from the Schedule” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
9. Ins. by s. 6, ibid., (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
10. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “Schedule” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 

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37.  Review  Committees.—(1)  The  Central  Government  shall  constitute  one  or  more  Review 

Committees for the purposes of section 36. 

(2) Every such Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and such other members not exceeding three 

and possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed. 

(3) A Chairperson of the Committee shall be a person who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court, 
who shall be appointed by the Central Government and in the case of appointment of a sitting Judge, the 
concurrence of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court shall be obtained. 

38.  Offence  relating  to  membership  of  a  terrorist  organisation.—(1)  A  person,  who  associates 
himself, or professes to be associated, with a terrorist organisation with intention to further its activities, 
commits an offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation: 

Provided that this sub-section shall not apply where the person charged is able to prove— 

(a) that the organisation was not declared as a terrorist organisation at the time when he became a 

member or began to profess to be a member; and 

(b) that he has not taken part in the activities of the organisation at any time during its inclusion in 

the 1[First Schedule] as a terrorist organisation. 

(2)  A  person,  who  commits  the  offence  relating  to  membership  of  a  terrorist  organisation  under              

sub-section (1), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or with fine, or 
with both. 

39.  Offence  relating  to  support  given  to  a  terrorist  organisation.—(1)  A  person  commits  the 

offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation,— 

(a) who, with intention to further the activity of a terrorist organisation,— 

(i) invites support for the terrorist organization; and 

(ii)  the  support  is  not  or  is  not  restricted  to  provide  money  or  other  property  within  the 

meaning of section 40;or 

(b)  who,  with  intention  to  further  the  activity  of  a  terrorist  organisation,  arranges,  manages  or 

assists in arranging or managing a meeting which he knows is— 

(i) to support the terrorist organization; or 

(ii) to further the activity of the terrorist organization; or 

(iii) to bead dressed by a person who associates or professes to be associated with the terrorist 

organisation; or 

(c) who, with intention to further the activity of a terrorist organisation, addresses a meeting 

for the purpose of encouraging support for the terrorist organisation or to further its activity. 

(2) A person, who commits the offen cerelating to support given to a terrorist organisation under sub-
section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or with fine, or with 
both. 

40.  Offence  of  raising  fund  for  a  terrorist  organisation.—(1)  A  person  commits  the  offence  of 
raising  fund  for  a  terrorist  organisation,  who,  with  intention  to  further  the  activity  of  a  terrorist 
organisation,— 

(a) invites another person to provide money or other property, and intends that it should be used, 

or has reasonable cause to suspect that it might be used, for the purposes of terrorism; or 

(b) receives money or other property, and intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause 

to suspect that it might be used, for the purposes of terrorism; or 

1. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 7 for “Schedule” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 

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(c)  provides  money  or  other  property,  and  knows,  or  has  reasonable  cause  to  suspect,  that  it 

would or might be used for the purposes of terrorism. 

1[Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, a reference to provide money or other property 

includes— 

(a) of its being given, lent or otherwise made available, whether or not for consideration; or 

(b) raising, collecting or providing funds through production or smuggling or circulation of high 

quality counterfeit Indian currency.] 

(2)  A  person,  who  commits  the  offence  of  raising  fund  for  a  terrorist  organisation  under                             

sub-section (1), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years, or with 
fine, or with both. 

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

41.  Continuance  of  association.—An  association  shall  not  be  deemed  to  have  ceased  to  exist  by 
reason only of any formal act of its dissolution or change of name but shall be deemed to continue so long 
as any actual combination for the purposes of such association continues between any members thereof. 

42. Power to delegate.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct 
that all or any of the powers which may be exercised by it under section 7, or section 8, or both, shall, in 
such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercised 
also by any State Government and the State Government may, with the previous approval of the Central 
Government,  by  order  in  writing,  direct  that  any  power  which  has  been  directed  to  be  exercised  by  it 
shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be 
exercised by any person subordinate to the State Government as may be specified therein. 

43.  Officers  competent  to  investigate  offences  under  Chapters  IV  and  VI.—Notwithstanding 

anything contained in the Code, no police officer,— 

(a)  in  the  case  of  the  Delhi  Special  Police  Establishment,  constituted  under  sub-section  (1)  of 
section  2  of  the  Delhi  Special  Police  Establishment  Act,  1946  (25  of  1946),  below  the  rank  of  a 
Deputy Superintendent of Police or a police officer of equivalent rank; 

(b)  in  the  metropolitan  areas  of  Mumbai,  Kolkata,  Chennai  and  Ahmedabad  and  any  other 
metropolitan area notified as such under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Code, below the rank of an 
Assistant Commissioner of Police; 

2[(ba) in the case of National Investigation Agency, below the rank of Inspector]; 

(c)  in  any  case  not  relatable  to  clause  (a)  2[or  clause  (ba)],  below  the  rank  of  a  Deputy 

Superintendent of Police or a police officer of an equivalent rank, 

Shall investigate any offence punishable under Chapter IV or VI. 

3[43A.  Power  to  arrest,  search,  etc.—Any  officer  of  the  Designated  Authority  empowered  in  this 
behalf, by general or special order of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may 
be,  knowing  of  a  design  to  commit  any  offence  under  this  Act  or  has  reason  to  believe  from  personal 
knowledge  or  information  given  by  any  person  and  taken  in  writing  that  any  person  has  committed  an 
offence  punishable  under this  Act  or from  any  document,  article  or  any  other  thing  which  may  furnish 
evidence of the commission of such offence or from any illegally acquired property or any document or 
other  article  which  may  furnish  evidence  of  holding  any  illegally  acquired  property  which  is  liable  for 
seizure or freezing or forfeiture under this Chapter is kept or concealed in any building, conveyance or     

1. Subs. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 13, for the Explanation (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
2. Ins. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 8 (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
3. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 12 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 

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place,  may  authorise  any  officer  subordinate  to  him  to  arrest  such  a  person  or  search  such  building, 
conveyance or place whether by day or by night or himself arrest such a person or search a such building, 
conveyance or place. 

43B. Procedure of arrest, seizure, etc.—(1) Any officer arresting a person under section 43A shall, 

as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest. 

(2)  Every  person  arrested  and  article  seized  under  section  43A  shall  be  forwarded  without 

unnecessary delay to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station. 

(3) The authority or officer to whom any person or article is forwarded under sub-section (2) shall, 
with all convenient dispatch, take such measures as may be necessary in accordance with the provisions 
of the Code. 

43C. Application of provisions of Code.—The provisions of the Code shall apply, insofar as they 
are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to all arrests, searches and seizures made under this 
Act. 

43D.  Modified  application  of  certain  provisions  of  the  Code.—(1)  Notwithstanding  anything 
contained in the Code or any other law, every offence punishable under this Act shall be deemed to be a 
cognizable offence within the meaning of clause (c) of section 2 of the Code, and  “cognizable case” as 
defined in that clause shall be construed accordingly. 

(2) Section 167 of the Code shall apply in relation to a case involving an offence punishable under 

this Act subject to the modification that in sub-section (2),— 

(a) the references to “fifteen days”, “ninety days” and “sixty days”, wherever they occur, shall be 

construed as references to “thirty days”, “ninety days” and “ninety days” respectively; and  

(b) after the proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:— 

“Provided further that if it is not possible to complete the investigation within the said period 
of ninety days, the Court may if it is satisfied with the report of the Public Prosecutor indicating 
the progress of the investigation and the specific reasons for the detention of the accused beyond 
the said period of ninety days, extend the said period up to one hundred and eighty days: 

Provided also that if the police officer making the investigation under this Act, requests, for 
the purposes of investigation, for police custody from judicial custody of any person in judicial 
custody, he shall file an affidavit stating the reasons for doing so and shall also explain the delay, 
if any, for requesting such police custody. 

(3) Section 268 of the Code shall apply in relation to a case involving an offence punishable under 

this Act subject to the modification that— 

(a) the reference in sub-section (1) thereof— 

(i) to “the State Government” shall be construed as a reference to “the Central Government or 

the State Government.”; 

(ii)  to  “order  of  the  State  Government”  shall  be  construed  as  a  reference  to  “order  of  the 

Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be”; and 

(b)  the  reference  in  sub-section  (2)  thereof,  to  “the  State  Government”  shall  be  construed  as  a 

reference to “the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be”. 

(4) Nothing in section 438 of the Code shall apply in relation to any case involving the arrest of any 

person accused of having committed an offence punishable under this Act. 

(5)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Code,  no  person  accused  of  an  offence  punishable 
under Chapters IV and VI of this Act shall, if in custody, be released on bail or on his own bond unless 
the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity of being heard on the application for such release: 

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Provided that such accused person shall not be released on bail or on his own bond if the Court, on a 
perusal of the case diary or the report made under section 173 of the Code is of the opinion that there are 
reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against such person is prima facie true. 

(6) The restrictions  on  granting  of  bail  specified  in  sub-section  (5)  is  in  addition  to  the restrictions 

under the Code or any other law for the time being in force on granting of bail. 

(7)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-sections  (5)  and  (6),  no  bail  shall  be  granted  to  a 
person accused of an offence punishable under this Act, if he is not an Indian citizen and has entered the 
country  unauthorisedly  or  illegally  except  in  very  exceptional  circumstances  and  for  reasons  to  be 
recorded in writing. 

43E.  Presumption  as  to  offence  under  section  15.—In  a  prosecution  for  an  offence  under         

section 15, if it is proved— 

(a)  that  the  arms  or  explosives  or  any  other  substances  specified  in  the  said  section  were 
recovered  from  the  possession  of  the  accused  and  there  is  reason  to  believe  that  such  arms  or 
explosives or other substances of a similar nature were used in the commission of such offence; or 

(b)  that  by  the  evidence  of  the  expert  the  finger-prints  of  the  accused  or  any  other  definitive 
evidence  suggesting  the  involvement  of  the  accused  in  the  offence  were  found  at  the  site  of  the 
offence or on anything including arms and vehicles used in connection with the commission of such 
offence, 

the Court shall presume, unless the contrary is shown, that the accused has committed such offence. 

43F. Obligation to furnish information.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, 
the officer investigating any offence under this  Act, with the prior approval in writing of an officer not 
below  the  rank  of  a  Superintendent  of  Police,  may  require  any  officer  or  authority  of  the  Central 
Government or a State Government or a local authority or a bank, or a company, or a firm or any other 
institution, establishment, organisation or any individual to furnish information in his or its possession in 
relation to such offence, on points or matters, where the investigating officer has reason to believe that 
such information will be useful for, or relevant to, the purposes of this Act. 

(2) The failure to furnish the information called for under sub-section (1), or deliberately furnishing 
false information shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or 
with fine or with both. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, an offence under sub-section (2) shall be tried as 
a summary case and the procedure prescribed in Chapter XXI of the said Code [except sub-section (2) of 
section 262] shall be applicable thereto.] 

44. Protection of witnesses.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, the proceedings 

under this Act may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, be held in camera if the court so desires. 

(2)  A  court,  if  on  an  application  made  by  a  witness  in  any  proceeding  before  it  or  by  the  Public 
Prosecutor in relation to such witness or on its own motion, is satisfied that the life of such witness is in 
danger, it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, take such measures as it deems fit for keeping the 
identity and address of such witness secret. 

(3)  In  particular,  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (2),  the 

measures which a court may take under that sub-section may include— 

(a) the holding of the proceedings at a place to be decided by the court; 

(b) the avoiding of the mention of the name and address of the witness in its orders or judgments 

or in any records of the case accessible to public; 

(c) the issuing of any directions for securing that the identity  and address of the witness are not 

disclosed; 

(d) a decision that it is in the public interest to order that all or any of the proceedings pending 

before such a court shall not be published in any manner. 

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(4)  Any  person  who  contravenes  any  decision  or  direction  issued  under  sub-section  (3),  shall  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. 

45. Cognizance of offences.—1[(1)] No court shall take cognizance of any offence— 

(i)  under  Chapter  III  without  the  previous  sanction  of  the  Central  Government  or  any  officer 

authorised by the Central Government in this behalf; 

(ii) under Chapter IV and VI without the previous sanction of the Central Government or, as the 
case may be, the State Government, and 2[if] such offence is committed against the Government of a 
foreign country without the previous sanction of the Central Government. 

3[(2)  Sanction  for  prosecution  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  given  within  such  time  as  may  be 
prescribed only after considering the report of such authority appointed by the Central Government or, as 
the case may be, the State Government which shall make an independent review of the evidence gathered 
in the course of investigation and make a recommendation, within such time as may be prescribed, to the 
Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government.] 

46.  Admissibility  of  evidence  collected  through  the  interception  of  communications.—
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872) or any other law for the 
time  being  in  force,  the  evidence  collected  through  the  interception  of  wire,  electronic  or  oral 
communication under the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) or the Information 
Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) or any other law for the time being in force, shall be admissible as 
evidence against the accused in the court during the trial of a case: 

Provided  that  the  contents  of  any  wire,  electronic  or  oral  communication  intercepted  or  evidence 
derived therefrom shall not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing or other 
proceeding in any court unless each accused has been furnished with a copy of the order of the competent 
authority under the aforesaid law, under which the interception was directed, not less than ten days before 
trial, hearing or proceeding: 

Provided further that the period of ten days may be waived by the judge trying the matter, if he comes 
to the conclusion that it was not possible to furnish the accused with such order ten days before the trial, 
hearing or proceeding and that the accused shall not be prejudiced by the delay in receiving such order. 

47. Bar of jurisdiction.—(1) Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no proceeding taken 
under  this  Act  by  the  Central  Government  or  the  District  Magistrate  or  any  officer  authorised  in  this 
behalf by the Central Government or the District Magistrate, shall be called in question in any civil court 
in any suit or application or by way of appeal or revision, and no injunction shall be granted by any civil 
court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred 
by or under this Act. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no civil court or other authority shall have, 
or  be  entitled  to  exercise,  any  jurisdiction,  powers  or  authority  in  relation  to  the  matters  referred  to  in 
section 36. 

48. Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.—The provisions of this Act 
or  any  rule  or  order  made  thereunder  shall  have  effect  notwithstanding  anything  inconsistent  therewith 
contained in any enactment other than this Act or any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment 
other than this Act. 

49. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall 

lie against— 

(a)  the  Central  Government  or  a  State  Government  or  any  officer  or  authority  of  the  Central 
Government or State Government or District Magistrate or any officer authorised in this behalf by the 
Government or the District Magistrate or any other authority on whom powers have been conferred 

1. Section 45 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 35 of 2008, s. 13 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
2. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 9 for “where” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
3. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 13 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 

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under this Act, for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done in pursuance of this 
Act or any rule or order made thereunder; and 

(b) any serving or retired member of the armed forces or para-military forces in respect of any 
action taken or purported to  be  taken by  him  in  good  faith,  in the  course  of  any  operation  directed 
towards combating terrorism. 

50.  Saving.—Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  affect  the  jurisdiction  exercisable  by,  or  the  procedure 
applicable to, any court or other authority under any law relating to the navy, army or air force or other 
armed forces of the Union. 

51.  Impounding  of  passport  and  arms  licence  of  person  charge  sheeted  under  the  Act.—
Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  the  passport  and  the 
arms licence of a person, who is charge-sheeted for having committed any offence under this Act, shall be 
deemed to have been impounded for such period as the court may deem fit. 

1[51A.  Certain  powers  of  the  Central  Government.—For  the  prevention  of,  and  for  coping  with 

terrorist activities, the Central Government shall have power to— 

(a)  freeze,  seize  or  attach  funds  and  other  financial  assets  or  economic  resources  held  by,  on 
behalf of or at the direction of the individuals or entities listed in the Schedule to the Order, or any 
other person engaged in or suspected to be engaged in terrorism; 

(b)  prohibit  any  individual  or  entity  from  making  any  funds,  financial  assets  or  economic 
resources  or  related  services  available  for  the  benefit  of  the  individuals  or  entities  listed  in  the 
Schedule to the Order or any other person engaged in or suspected to be engaged in terrorism; 

(c) prevent the entry into or the transit through India of individuals listed in the Schedule to the 

Order or any other person engaged in or suspected to be engaged in terrorism.] 

52. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. 

(2)  In  particular,  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  powers,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the service of notices or orders issued or made under this Act and the manner in which such 
notices or orders may be served, where the person to be served is a corporation, company, bank or 
other association; 

(b)  the  procedure  to  be  followed  by  the  Tribunal  or  a  District  Judge  in  holding  any  inquiry  or 

disposing of any application under this Act; 

(c) determination of the price of the forfeited property under sub-section (2) of section 28; 

(d) the procedure for admission and disposal of an application under sub-section (3) of section 36; 

(e) the qualifications of the members of the Review Committee under sub-section (2) of section 

37; and 

2[(ee)  the  time  within  which  sanction  for  prosecution  and  recommendation  to  the  Central 

Government shall be given under sub-section (2) of section 45, and] 

(f) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. 

53. Orders and rules to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.—3[(1)] Every order and every 
rule  made  by  the  Central Government  under  this  Act  shall  be  laid,  as  soon as may  be  after  it is  made, 
before  each  House  of  Parliament,  while  it  is  in  session,  for  a  total  period  of  thirty  days  which  may  be 
comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session 
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any 

1. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 14 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
2. Ins. by s. 15, ibid., (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
3. Section 53 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by s. 16, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 

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modification in the order or rule or both Houses agree that the order or rule should not be made, the order 
or rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, 
however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything 
previously done under that order or rule. 

1[(2) The Order referred to in entry 33 of the Schedule and every amendment made to that Order shall 
be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total 
period of 30 days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions.] 

1. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 16, (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 

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1[THE FIRST SCHEDULE] 

2[See sections 2(1) (m), 35, 36 and 38 (1)] 

TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS 

1. BABBAR KHALSA INTERNATIONAL. 

2. KHALISTAN COMMANDO FORCE. 

3. KHALISTAN ZINDABAD FORCE. 

4. INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION. 

5. LASHKAR-E-TAIBA/PASBAN-E-AHLE HADIS. 

6. JAISH-E-MOHAMMED/TAHRIK-E-FURQAN. 

7. HARKAT-UL-MUJAHIDEEN/HARKAT-UL-ANSAR/HARKAT-UL-JEHAD-E-ISLAMI. 

8. HIZB-UL-MUJAHIDEEN/HIZB-UL-MUJAHIDEEN PIR PANJAL REGIMENT. 

9. AL-UMAR-MUJAHIDEEN. 

10. JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT. 

11. UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASSAM (ULFA). 

12. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF BODOLAND (NDFB). 

13. PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY (PLA). 

14. UNITED NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (UNLF). 

15. PEOPLE’S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY OF KANGLEIPAK (PREPAK). 

16. KANGLEIPAK COMMUNIST PARTY (KCP). 

17. KANGLEI YAOL KANBA LUP (KYKL). 

18. MANIPUR PEOPLE’S LIBERATION FRONT (MPLF). 

19. ALL TRIPURA TIGER FORCE. 

20. NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT OF TRIPURA. 

21. LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE). 

22. STUDENTS ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF INDIA. 

23. DEENDAR ANJUMAN. 

24. COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST-LENINIST)—PEOPLE’S  

WAR, ALLITS FORMATIONS AND FRONT ORGANISATIONS. 

25.  MAOIST  COMMUNIST  CENTRE  (MCC),  ALL  ITS  FORMATIONS  AND  FRONT 

ORGANISATIONS. 

26. AL BADR. 

27. JAMIAT-UL-MUJAHIDDEN. 

28. AL-QAIDA. 

29. DUKHTARAN-E-MILLAT (DEM). 

1. The Schedule renumbered as the First Schedule thereof by Act 3 of 2013, s. 14 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
2. Subs. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 10, for “See sections 2(1) (m) and 35” (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 

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30. TAMIL NADU LIBERATION ARMY (TNLA). 

31. TAMIL NATIONAL RETRIEVAL TROOPS (TNRT). 

32. AKHIL BHARAT NEPALI EKTA SAMAJ (ABNES). 

1[33.  Organisations  listed  in  the  Schedule  to  the  U.N.  Prevention  and  Suppression  of  Terrorism 
(Implementation  of  Security  Council  Resolutions)  Order,  2007  made  under  section  2  of  the 
United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947(43 of 1947) and amended from time to time.] 

34. Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES) 

2[35. Indian Mijahideen, All Its formations and front organisations.] 

3[36. Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), all its formations and front organisations] 

4[37. Kamatapur Liberation Organisation, all its formations and front organizations.] 

5[38.  Islamic  State/Islamic  State  of  Iraq  and  Levant/Islamic  State  of  Iraq  and  Syria/Daish/  Islamic 
State in Khorasan  Province  (ISKP)/ISIS  Wilayat Khorasan/Islamic  State  of  Iraq  and the  Sham-
Khorasan (ISIS-K) and all its manifestations.] 

6[39.  National  Socialist  Council  of  Nagaland  (Khaplang)  [NSCN(K)],  all  its  formations  and  front 

organisations.] 

7[40. The Khalistan Liberation Force and all its manifestations.] 

8[41. Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and all its manifestations.] 

9[42.  Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen  Bangladesh  or  Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen  India  or  Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen 

Hindustan and all its manifestations.] 

1. Ins. by Act 35 of 2008, s. 17 (w.e.f. 31-12-2008). 
2. Ins. by S.O. 1303(E), dated 02.06.2010. 
3. Ins. by S.O. 62(E), dated 12.01.2012. 
4. Ins. by S.O. 2803(E), dated 31.10.2014. 
5. Ins. by S. O. 2947(E) dated 19.06.2018. 
6. Ins. by S.O. 3016(E), dated 06.11.2015. 
7. Ins. by S.O. 6313(E), dated 26.12.2018. 
8. Ins. by S.O. 693(E), dated 05.02.2019. 
9. Ins. by S.O. 1806(E), dated 23.03.2019 (W.e.f. 24.05.2019). 

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1[THE SECOND SCHEDULE 

[See section 15(2)] 

(i) Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (1970); 

(ii) Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (1971); 

(iii)  Convention  on  the  Prevention  and  Punishment  of  Crimes  against  Internationally  Protected 

Persons, including Diplomatic Agents (1973); 

(iv) International Convention against the Taking of Hostages (1979); 

(v)  Convention  on  the  Physical  Protection  of  Nuclear  Material  (1980)  2[as  amended  from  time  to 

time]; 

(vi) Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil 
Aviation,  supplementary  to  the  Convention  for the  Suppression  of  Unlawful  Acts  against the  Safety  of 
Civil Aviation (1988); 

(vii)  Convention  for  the  Suppression  of  Unlawful  Acts  against  the  safety  of  Maritime  Navigation 

(1988); 

(viii) Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on 

the Continental Shelf (1988); and 

(ix) International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (1997). 

3[(x) International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (2005).] 

1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2013, s. 14 (w.e.f. 1-2-2013). 
2. Ins. by Act 28 of 2019, s. 11 (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
3. Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 

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1[THE THIRD SCHEDULE 

[See clause (b) of Explanation to section 15(1)] 

SECURITY FEATURES TO DEFINE HIGH QUALITY COUNTERFEIT INDIAN CURRENCY 
NOTES 

Watermark(s), Security thread and any one of the following features: 

(a) Latent image; 

(b) See through registration; 

(c) Print quality sharpness; 

(d) Raised effect; 

(e) Fluorescent characteristics; 

(f) Substrate quality; 

(g) Paper taggant; 

(h) Colour shift effect in OVI; 

(i) Colour shift effect in security thread.] 

1. Subs. by G.S.R. 231(E), dated 18.03.2014.  

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1[THE FOURTH SCHEDULE 

[See sections 35(1) and 36] 

Name of Individuals 

Maulana Masood Azhar @ Maulana Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi @ Vali Adam Issa] 

Hafiz  Muhammad  Saeed  @  Hafiz  Mohammad  Sahib  @  Hafiz  Mohaddad  Sayid  @  Hafiz 
Muhammad  @  Hafiz  Saeed  @  Hafez  Mohammad  Saeed  @  Hafiz  Mohammad  Sayeed  @ 
Mohammad Sayed @ Muhammad Saeed] 
Zaki-ur-Rehman  Lakhvi  @  Abu  Waheed  Irshad  Ahmad  Arshad  @  Kaki  Ur-Rehman  @  Zakir 
Rehman Lakhvi @ Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakvi @ Zakir Rehman] 
Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar @ Dawood Hasan Shiekh Kaskar @ Dawood Bhai @ Dawood Sabri @ 
Iqbal Seth @ Bada Patel @ Dawood Ebrahim @ Sheikh Dawood Hassan @ Abdul Hamid Abdul 
Aziz  @  Anis  Ibrahim  @  Aziz  Dilip  @  Daud  Hasan  Shaikh  Ibrahim  Kaskar  @  Daud  Ibrahim 
Memon  Kaskar  @  Dawood  Hasan  Ibrahim  Kaskar  @  Dawood  Ibrahim  Memon  @  Kaskar 
Dawood  Hasan  @  Shaikh  Mohd  Ismail  Abdul  Rehman  @  Dowood  Hassan  Shaikh  Ibrahim  @ 
Dawood  Bhai  Low  quality  @  Ibrahim  Shaikh  Modh  Anis  @  Shaikh  Ismail  Abdul  @  Sheikh 
Farooqi @ Iqbal Bhai] 
Wadhawa Singh Babbar @ Chacha @ Babbar.] 

Lakhbir Singh @ Rode] 

Ranjeet Singh @ Neeta.] 

Paramjit Singh @ Panjwar] 

Bhupinder Singh Bhinda] 

Gurmeet Singh Bagga.] 

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.] 

Hardeep Singh Nijjar.] 

Paramjit Singh @Pamma.] 

Sajid Mir @ Sajid Majeed @ Ibrahim Shah @ Wasi @ Khalid @ Muhammad Waseem.] 

Yusuf Muzammil @ Ahmad Bhai @ Yousuf Muzammil Butt @ Hurreira Bhai.] 

Abdur Rehman Makki @ Abdul Rehman Makki.] 

S. No. 

2[1. 

3[2. 

4[3. 

5[4. 

6[5. 

7[6. 

8[7. 

9[8. 

10[9. 

11[10. 
12[11. 

13[12. 

14[13. 

15[14. 
16[15. 

17[16. 

1. Added by Act 28 of 2019, s. 12 (w.e.f. 14-8-2019). 
2. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3193(E), dated 4th September, 2019. 
3. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3194(E), dated 4th September, 2019. 
4. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3195(E), dated 4th September, 2019. 
5. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3196(E), dated 4th September, 2019. 
6. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2164(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
7. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2165(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
8. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2166(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
9. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2167(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
10. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2168(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
11. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2169(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
12. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2170(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
13. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2171(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
14. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 2172(E), dated 1st July, 2020. 
15. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3816(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
16. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3817(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
17. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3818(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 

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1[17. 

2[18. 

Shahid Mehmood @ Shahid Mehmood Rehmatullah.] 

Farhatullah Ghori @ Abu Sufiyan @ Sardar Sahab @ Faru.] 

3[19.  Abdul Rauf Asghar @ Mufti @ Mufti Asghar @ Saad baba @ Maulana Mufti Rauf Asghar.] 

4[20. 

Ibrahim Athar @ Ahmed Ali Mohd. Ali Shaikh @ Javed Amjad Siddiqui @ A.A. Shaikh @ 
Chief.] 

5[21.  Yusuf Azhar @ Azhar Yusuf @ Mohd. Salim.] 

6[22. 

7[23. 

Shahid Latif @ Chota Shahid Bhai @ Noor Al Din] 

Syed Mohammad Yusuf Shah @ Syed Salahudeen @ Peer Sahab @ Buzurg.] 

8[24.  Ghulam Nabi Khan @ Amir Khan @ Saifullah Khalid @ Khalid Saifullah @ Jawaad @ Daand.] 

9[25.  Zafar Hussain Bhat @ Khursheed @ Mohd. Zafar Khan @ Moulvi @ Khursheed Ibrahim.] 
10[26.  Riyaz Ismail Shahbandri @ Shah Riyaz Ahmed @ Riyaz Bhatkal @ Md. Riyaz @ Ahmed Bhai 

@ Rasool Khan @ Roshan Khan @ Aziz.] 

11[27.  Md. Iqbal @ Shabandri Mohammed Iqbal @ Iqbal Bhatkal.] 
12[28.  Shaikh Shakeel @ Chhota Shakeel.] 
13[29.  Mohammad Anis.] 
14[30. 
15[31. 
16[32.  Hafiz Talha Saeed.] 
17[33.  Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir @ Maktab Ameer @Mujahid Bhai @Muhammad Bhai @M. 

Ibrahim Abdul Razak Memon @ Mustaq @ Tiger Memon.] 
Javed Chikna @ Javed Dawood Tailor.] 

Ammar @Abu Ammar Madan @ Orangzaib Anzar @ Maulana Ammar Madni @ Maulana 
Ammar @ Abu Ammar @Ammar Alvi.] 

18[34. 

19[35. 

20[36.  

21[37. 

22[38. 

Ali Kashif Jan @ Jan Ali Kashif.] 

Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar @ Latram.] 

Ashiq Ahmed Negroo @ Ashaq Hussain Nengroo @ Ashaq Moulvi.] 

Sheikh Sajad @ Sheikh Sajjad Gul @ Sajjad Gul @ Sajjad Ah Sheikh.] 

Arjumand Gulzar Dar @ Hamza Burhan @ Doctor.] 

1. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3819(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
2. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3820(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
3. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3821(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
4. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3822(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
5. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3823(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
6. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3824(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
7. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3825(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
8. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3826(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
9. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3827(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
10. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3828(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
11. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3829(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
12. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3830(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
13. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3831(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
14. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3832(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
15. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 3833(E), dated 27th October, 2020. 
16. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1729(E), dated 8th April, 2022. 
17. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1735(E), dated 11th April, 2022. 
18. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1768(E), dated 11th April, 2022. 
19. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1820(E), dated 13th April, 2022. 
20. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1737(E), dated 18th April, 2022. 
21. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1857(E), dated 19th April, 2022. 
22. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 1876(E), dated 19th April, 2022. 

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1[39. 

2[40. 

3[41. 

4[42. 

5[43. 

6[44. 

7[45. 

8[46. 

9[47. 

Imtiyaz Ahmed Kandoo @ Sajad @Fayaz Sopore.] 

Showkat Ahmad Sheikh @ Showkat Mochi.] 

Basit Ahmad Reshi.] 

Habibullah Malik @Sajid Jutt @Saifullah @ Noomi @ Numan@ Langda @ Ali Sajid @ 
Usman Habid @ Shani.] 

Bashir Ahmad Peer @ Imtiyaz Alam @ Haji.] 

Irshad Ahmad @ Idrees.] 

Rafiq Nai @ Sultan.] 

Zafar Iqbal @ Salim @ Jamaldeen @ Shamsher Nai @ Shamsher khan.] 

Bilal Ahmad Beigh @ Babar.] 

10[48.  

Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman @Sheikh Sahab @ Rehman @ Abu Nusrat @ Fayaz Ahmed Dar.] 

1. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4670(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
2. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4671(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
3. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4672(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
4. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4673(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
5. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4674(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
6. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4675(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
7. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4676(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
8. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4677(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 
9. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4678(E), dated 4th October, 2022 
10. Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 4679(E), dated 4th October, 2022. 

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